Muscat: Participating as the main sponsor, Omantel has welcomed visitors of Salalah Tourism Festival yesterday.

The long-awaited annual festival will run until August 25. Continuing its active presence in national festivals and events that attract different social groups, Omantel is welcoming festival's visitors with its special slogan ‘Amazing as Ever’ ensuring the spectacular beauty of nature that Salalah has despite the damage that Mekunu cyclone caused.

"Omantel continues its annual participation in Salalah Tourism Festival as the main sponsor and a supporter of tourism in the Sultanate, in an effort to offer an unrivalled experience for visitors and tourists of the governorate," said Ali Kashoob, senior manager, Marketing Communication at Omantel.

Kashoob further added, "Yesterday we had some of the festival visitors in our stall in the Municipality Entertainment Center where we offer a package of our latest innovative products and services, as well as weekly entertainment activities to enrich visitors’ experience and fill it with joyous moments.”

He also assured all visitors that despite the extreme weather conditions that the governorate went through, Salalah is still amazing. “Therefore, we are keen to convey this message through the slogan of our participation this year ‘Amazing as Ever’ and as an invitation to our customers to share their stunning moments through Omantel services during their stay at Salalah.”

Omantel has recently announced offering a tourist pack especially tailored for tourists visiting the Sultanate. Priced as low as OMR5, the pack offers 2 GB of Internet usage, 50 SMS and 50 voice minutes that can be used locally and internationally, in addition to non-stop WhatsApp usage once the included data is consumed. The introduction of this package comes in line with the company’s aim to enrich visitors’ experience and support the Tourism sector amongst other vital sectors that play a significant role in diversifying sources of national income.

Investing in the future of the nation, Omantel connects even the most remote communities of the Sultanate to each other and the rest of the world. Omantel is the Sultanate’s first and leading integrated telecommunications services provider, enabling the digital society to flourish, allowing new ways of doing business and delivering a world of information, news and entertainment.